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The Brigands

Here Be Pirate Music and Songs for ye Entertainment The Brigands be a musical minded group, performing songs, Sea Chantys and tunes, lore and fact, from the Golden Age of Piracy, 1650-1750 and beyond Pirate music & Black powder cannons Website updated 6/11/09 = *

Photo courtesy Salem Pirate Faire '08

* = NEW VIDEOS ADDED 6/11/09 "Party like it's 1724" Music was critical to the sailing of wooden vessels. It kept the hands working and pulling in unison, through storm and wind and calm. The Brigands bring the music from the deck of HMS Hellion ashore, for you to enjoy. A bit rowdy, a bit naughty, always fun and sure to get your blood pumping. Thrill to the calls for "All hands to make sail. Trice up and lay out! ". The Brigands have been called the ultimate pirate band, music that could have been heard in any dockside taven, where sailors, pirates, buccaneers and privateers all came, to spend thier hard earned ( or ill gotten) money, drinking and singing the songs of the era. The Brigands also perform a full Black Powder cannon and small arms demonstration, showing audiences the main weapons that pirates used, to become the best known pre-emptive marine salvage experts in the world. The Brigands demonstrate flintlock pistols, muskets and of course, our Beloved Cannons.

Photo courtesy of Salem Pirate Faire, 2008

In amplus amplus sanus, decor ( In boom booms, beauty )

Our ship, HMS Hellion

* Crew
Cap't Robertsgrave Thighbiter on fiddle, guitar, concertina and Lead vocals, http://thebrigands.com/thighbiter.html Thighbiter is known as a fierce captain, who enjoys his rum as much as his music. With wives in many of the pirate ports of the Caribean, his knowledge of the East Indies and fat prizes has allowed the crew of Hellion to flourish . Bloody Bill Marley , First Mate, on electric tea-chest bass and vocals, Marly yearns for his own ship so he and the Cap't can double the plunder taken. His favorite hunting grounds are the Spanish wrecks off the coast of the Keys, but Marley is not shy about taking ship, or wench for that matter, where ever the chance arises. Butch Cannon, Gunner's Mate, on percussion, mandola and vocals Cannon loves his namesakes and can black the white of your eye with a shot from his favorite brass 6 pounder at 100 yards. Cannon is quick with a word or a beat and knows to keep his powder dry and his throat wet! Kevin McQueen, Bosun, on Guitar and Lead vocals Kevin brings fine guitar playing, a strong voice and a wealth of the most bawdy songs what ever made a pirate's hair stand on end. He is the only surviving member of the Irish Navy ( the dog died) and can be had for a trifle.

The Capt and Kevin, singin' and drinkin', CTRF '07

The Brigands at the Long Island Pirate Festival '08 w/Capt Boyle from Bawdy Buccaneers photo courtesy of Newsday

The Capt Bloody Bill Marley Butch Cannon

With their home port in New York, on the Isle of Long, they have sailed from Virgina to Maine, sharing thier music and songs of the sea, rum, wenches, plunder taken, rum, shipmates lost and rum. We are available for Pirate parties, boat launchings, boat burnings, Yacht Club doings, dinners with the Admiral and the like ! Long Island's resident Pirate band! To contact The Brigands or purchase CD's: wrench13@aol.com 718 361 9393 , ext 253

2006 and 2007 New England Rennies Bodgie Award winners for Best Music !!!! The New England Rennies, or NERennies, is a Renaissance Faire enthusiast community, comprised of folk who frankly, love Faire. With members who visit virtually every Renaissance, Pirate, Fairy, Middle-earth or other-worldly event in the New England area, thier website, http://nerennies.net is a clearing house for all things Faire related. Why not come by and say Ahoy? Some Quotes About The Brigands *****"Their newest CD is a masterpiece of their music, style, humor and piratical-ness. The instrumentals are authentic and spellbinding. The melodies are THAT strong. The voices of Cap't Thighbiter, Bloody Bill Marley and Butch Cannon blend together in practiced precison.... The Juice of the Barley is a wonderful, funny vocal." ****** Rated 5 out of 5 parrots! From the review of "Pirate Scum" in Pyrate's Way Magazine "Everyone really enjoyed it. The rave reviews for the event have been pouring
in! My thanks to you all for being such a large part of the day. You did a
FABULOUS job!" Tina Prause Manager, Product Developement

A&E Television Networks "These pirate epitomize the essence of times past...they fiddle, sing and drum thier way through jigs, shanties and horn pipes to the delight of rowdy crowds."

" The Brigands entertainment program and the black powder demonstration helped to make this Privateer Day our most successful event!" Jason Sullivan, Exec Director, Fells Point Developement Corp, Baltimore Pirate Invasion/Privateer Day http://fellspointdevelopement .com *****The instrumentals are incredible....talented pyrates****** from the review of "Bloody Seamen", Pyrates Way Magazine �Glad to have you Captain. The three of you have a great sound!�
Eric Tetreault � Owner/Coordinator
Connecticut Renaissance Faire

�You are an awesome group! Thank you for making us feel like part of your crew!�
Bluebeard The Pirate
Rogue Guild Member #1257
Privateers Guild Member #796
Ship: The Grave Dancer
aka: Lukas VonSkull

To contact The Brigands or purchase CD's: wrench13@aol.com CD's are $12.00 including shipping via UPS. We now accept payment by

. Make your payment to wrench13@aol.com and mention which CD you want and your mailing address The Brigands release our 4th CD

As one might guess, this CD is rated "X" and contains songs 100% not suitable for young ears. If they understand it, it's not our fault. If you don't understand it, ask your kids or watch MTV. Contents The Pyrate's Way Get in, Get out Triple Scotch Sarum's Song The Good Ship Venus Mariners Revenge Ben Backstay A Man from Portwater Rummer, the Rumrunner The Period Song (Down to the Old Pub) The Hellions Delight Flowers of Fdinburgh Hoist the Colors Our THIRD CD ***Rated 5 out of 5 parrots, Pyrates Way Magazine*** "The Brigands stand out, as true piratey intstrumentals are sometimes hard to come by... Summed up, Pirate Scum is a well composed album for anyone seeking "real" tavern music - instrumental or otherwise." Bilgemonkey.com

Our second CD

Our first CD

The Brigands

" Cannon bring class to what would otherwise be a ugly brawl" AL, Erik and Brett Mueller and Kevin Lisinski - The Brigands Hellion, formerly HMS Hellion, but we had a disagreement with the Management Friends and fellow pyrates

Made our quarterboard for Hellion www.Islandcutter.com http://artgeckotattoos.com/ - Official Brigands tattoo applicator

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Congrats to Dr. Doug Little, our 15,000th visitor, who won a complete set of The Brigands Cds. Next contest at 20,000 ! *